He Designed His Own Loader-Mounted Bale Chopper

He Designed His Own Loader-Mounted Bale Chopper LIVESTOCK Miscellaneous “Our new loader-mounted bale chopper can handle both small and big square bales I built the first one for myself It worked so well I put it on the market At $7 500 it’s affordably priced ” says Regan Garber Greenville Ohio The West Branch Bale Pro is designed to handle sections of big square bales or multiple small squares A powder-coated steel frame supports a 52-in dia poly tub Bales are loaded in the top rotated across a knife rotor and discharged out the side The knife rotor has 19 reversible assemblies arranged in a spiral pattern A remote-controlled electric actuator regulates the tub grate’s height which raises and lowers the bale on the knives to control cut length An adjustable deflector blows material out up to 15 ft or more The chopper is operated by a hydraulic motor that operates off tractor hydraulics and comes with an on-board battery that eliminates the need for any electrical hook-ups to the skid loader A flow control valve is used to regulate tub speed “It works great with straw or hay and runs on standard flow hydraulics With the chopper mounted on front of the skid loader you can drive through freestall pens blowing bedding into the stalls as you go You do have to remove the strings before loading the bale ” says Garber Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Regan Garber West Branch Farms 5162 Greenville Palestine Rd Greenville Ohio 45331 ph 937 423-9172

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